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75 special meeting october 15, 1979 page two "RATES" OF DIVISION 3, ENTITLED "SEWER SERVICE" OF CHAPTER 30, ENTITLED "WATER AND SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY BY INCREASING THE RATES CHARGES FOR THE FIRST 2,000 GALLONS OF WATER USAGE OR LESS, SETTING ONE RATE FOR THE NEXT 6,000 GALLONS OF WATER USAGE AND PROVIDING THAT THERE BE NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES FOR WATER USAGE AND EXCESS OF 8,000 GALLONS, BY PROVIDING FOR TWO SCHEDULES OF RATES, ONE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS (SR-l) AND ONE FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS (SC-l); AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I Mr. James moved that the Ordinance be amended to use the rate schedules proposed by Electric Power Engineers, Inc. in pages 32 through 39 in their report to the City Council. Mr. Tenorio seconded the motion. Attached and made a part of these minutes, is a copy of the Ordinance as proposed by City staff and a copy of the rate schedules proposed by Electric Power Engineers, Inc. Earl Williams, Director of Finance, reported to the Council on the status of the utility fund. Mr. Williams report is also attached and made a part of these minutes as is the report by Acting City Manager, Ray Kotowski. Mr. Kotowski also reported to the Council that the rates proposed were intended to be charged for a period of two years, after which time, other rate increases would probably be necessary. The Mayor asked if capital outlay expenditures were budgeted in the utility fund. Mr. Williams stated that such expenditures had not been budgeted in the utility fund for several years, but were carried by the Community Development and Revenue Sharing Funds. Mr. Cavazos arrived at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Henry C. Kyle appeared before the Council to protest the fact that he could not locate the transfer of funds from the general fund to I the utility fund in the City budget. Mr. Williams informed the Council and Mr. Kyle that those figures were provided in the audit. Mr. Kyle also protested what he considered excessive administrative costs contained in the utility fund budget in relationship to administrative costs in the general fund budget. Mr. John Stokes, Mr. John Stokes, Jr., and Mr. Phil Dudley, Director of the Austin Apartment Association, encouraged the Council to build multi-family residential property on a commercial basis rather than applying the water rate on a per unit charge. Council also discussed the possibility of provision for water rates to be charged to educational or governmental institutions. Following all public discussion, the Mayor called for the vote on the amendment to the rate schedules. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Sutton, Tenorio, Breihan, Cavazos, Hyatt, Hansen, James NAY: None On the motion to approve the Ordinance on first reading wi~h amended rate schedules, the vote was recorded as: AYE: Tenorio, Hansen, James, Sutton, I NAY: Breihan, Cavazos, Hyatt Mr. James moved to hold the next reading of the rates Ordinance at a meeting to be held on November 5, 1979. Mr. Hansen seconded the motion which passed unanimously.